Brüggen Surname

189,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brüggen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brüggen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1951:36,6774,865
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Bruggen (885) are calculated separately.

Brüggen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brüggen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Brüggen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Bruggen. Click here for other potential spellings of Brüggen.

How Common Is The Last Name Brüggen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 189,971st most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,278,248 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Brüggen live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Brüggen is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 2,195 people, or 1 in 36,677. In Germany Brüggen is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Brüggen is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Brüggen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brüggen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brüggen surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruggen95885/
Briggen86356/
Broggen862/
Brüggenová821/
Brueggen80628/
Brügging80133/
Brüggink8023/
Bruiggen800/
Brouggen800/
Brogen77127/
Brigen7747/
Brugen7711/
Broggin71105/
Briggin7162/
Breugen7112/
Broogen711/
Brigsen711/
Bruggem711/
Brogzen711/
Brogien711/
Brungen711/
Bruggin710/
Briegen710/
Brougen710/
Bruggink672,140/
Brugging6796/
Brigienė6732/
Brogienė678/
Brign672/
Brugn672/
Brueggin671/
Brogn671/
Broughen670/
Brigginn670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brüggen
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